... , This position gave Stalin the power to appoint people were loyal to him key jobs in the Party. In January 1924 Lenin died, the country was led by 5 people: Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Lev kamenev ,Grigori Zinoviev and Nikolai Bukharin. After 10 years of his "ruthless pursuit for power"(WW2 Biographies) he was the only one left alive out of the 5 original leaders ... ...

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